Popular sociopolitical activist Deji Adeyanju supported CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday because of his insistence on the launch date for the new currency.
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Politicians seeking a deadline extension, according to Adeyanju, want to buy votes.
Adeyanju stated in a conversation with XANDERTECH: “I support Godwin Emefiele on the January 31 deadline for the new currency. The politicians who are fighting this are only concerned with purchasing votes.
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Adeyanju made his statement after the Senate requested that the apex bank extend the deadline for collecting obsolete Naira notes to July 31, 2023.
After a lengthy debate, the Senate reached the new date through an acceptable resolution.
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The N200, N500, and N1000 denominations were updated by the CBN in December 2022, and the new notes went into circulation.
Emefiele had set a deadline for the old denominations of January 31, 2023.
The CBN governor had stated that the January 31st deadline remained sacred despite criticism from Nigerians.